Patents by Inventor Anthony Ragusa

Anthony Ragusa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4096969
    Abstract: An apparatus for adapting a conventional, mechanical cigarette vending machine to dispense cigarette packages of increased length. The apparatus is an elongated, substantially rectangular sleeve for holding a series of longer cigarette packs in a vertically stacked position. The sleeve is suspended in the space left between two adjacent dividers of a conventional cigarette machine magazine after removing the divider therebetween. Two lips are provided at the top of the apparatus and one toward the bottom of the apparatus to support the apparatus between the two adjacent dividers and to connect the apparatus to the rear of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Inventor: Anthony Ragusa